Pigeons

[rayblade]

First time shooting this yesterday.
#1 1/20 8.0 AWB ISO 400

#2 1/40 8.0 AWB ISO 400

[raptor84]

The shots seem a little soft due to hand shake. If you were shooting at the tele end of your lenses kepe in mind the reciprocal law (1/focal lenght ) to avoid the issue. Stopping down to f/8 might give you optimum sharpness for your lens but keep in mind your DOF and shutter speed too.

I dont really see what the subject of the photo is about as the composition is not ideal. Try not to cenrtalise what you want to shoot and try to make your backgrounds less distracting. For example in #1 where the pidgeon is centralised and there is a leaf sticking out of the top of the frame..

With the convienence of digital you should read up about the basics like composition and then practice practice practice

[rayblade]

Thanks for the info. First time shooting. The pigeons moving around.

[scenar]

Yep, agree with raptor84, try to keep the shutter speed up, especially when your subject is moving, the 1/focal length guideline may still be insufficient.

Since you do not have long lenses, you could consider more "landscape" or bird "habitat" shots, rather than trying to zero in on a lone pigeon. in *most* cases for such nature shots, if your subject does not fill 1/4 to 1/3 of the frame, the impact of the photo is likely to be lost.

[rayblade]

Originally Posted by scenar Yep, agree with raptor84, try to keep the shutter speed up, especially when your subject is moving, the 1/focal length guideline may still be insufficient. Since you do not have long lenses, you could consider more "landscape" or bird "habitat" shots, rather than trying to zero in on a lone pigeon. in *most* cases for such nature shots, if your subject does not fill 1/4 to 1/3 of the frame, the impact of the photo is likely to be lost.

Thanks Scenar. Using Manual to take this shot.